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  • People ice skate at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden ice rink, adjacent to the National Archives (rear). (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

    Hit the Ice

    Why not make the best of the cold temperatures this winter? Strap on some skates and go for a spin around the ice. Area ice skating rinks are now open.Read More
    19 Nov 2024
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  • A giant dragon lantern (Photo: Winter Lantern Festival)

    Holiday Happenings

    To help get you in the holiday spirit, we have put together a list of some holiday light displays and events in the DMV. Many are free, although not all.Read More
    12 Nov 2024
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  • A bowl full of Reese's Cups, Snickers, Kit Kats and Milky Ways sit on a porch beside a pumpkin. (Photo: Steve/Flickr)

    Sweet Tooth

    Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the most popular Halloween Candy in the DMV. In fact, Reese’s dominated the map, claiming the top spot in 40 states. Read More
    22 Oct 2024
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  • Participants at the Boo at the Zoo family-friendly Halloween event. A boy dressed as a vampire gets candy from a female volunteer. (Photo; National Zoo)

    Boo at the Zoo

    Boo at the Zoo trick-or-treat event for children returns to the National Zoo Oct. 18-20. Night of the Living Zoo, a 21-and-over party, is Oct. 25.Read More
    15 Oct 2024
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  • The Downtown Holiday Market in Penn Quarter features more than 150 vendors. (Photo: Downtown Holiday Market)

    Bah! Humbug!

    Two D.C. business improvement districts (BID) will hold dueling holiday markets this Christmas -- one in Dupont Circle and the other in Penn Quarter.Read More
    02 Oct 2024
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The Nationals take on the Giants in the first two games of the National League Division Series playoff this weekend. (Photo: Washington Nationals)

Weekend Guide

03 Oct 2014
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Autumn Conservation Festival, Bang Salon, Bluejacket, British Embassy, Brookland’s Finest Bar and Kitchen, Busboys and Poets, Cantina Marina, Capital Area Food Bank, Capital City Brewing, Capitol Riverfront BID, Chef Matt Baker, Corner Bakery Cafe, Empty Bowls, Fall Wine Festival, FHI 360, Food & Friends, Front Royal, George Washington, Geppetto Catering, hair cut-a-thon, Hand Painted Swinger, Mid-Atlantic Oktoberfest, Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Nationals Park, Panera Bread, Purple Onion Catering, Red Panda Cubs, Ris, Russian Bazaar, San Francisco Giants, Shirlington, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Teaism, Washington Nationals, White Ford Bronco, Yards Park
Weekend Agenda Has a Few Hits on It This weekend is all about #Natitude as the Washington Nationals take on the San Francisco Giants at National’s Park starting at 3 p.m. Friday and 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the first two games of the National League Division Series. Even if y
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Art All Night includes music, activities and visual and performing artists from 7 p.m.-3 a.m. Saturday in Congress Heights, Dupont Circle, North Capitol, Shaw and H Street NE. (Photo: Dakota Fine)

Weekend Guide

26 Sep 2014
Mark Heckathorn
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100 Percent Bread, Alfio’s, All Saints, American-Turkish Association of Washington D.C., Ariana Austin, Art All Night, AZN Eats, Babette, Banana Republic, Barracks Row, Bendy Brunch, Boffi, Bonobos, Brooks Brother, Cady's Alley, Cajunators, Calypso St. Barth, Carmen’s Italian Ice, Carolina Q, city sports, Congress Heights, Cotemporaria, D.C. Maryalnd and Virginia Food Truck Association, D.C. Walk for the Animals, Die Drei, dupont circle, Exchange Soundstage, Fall Festival, Feelin' Crabby, Flex Matthews, Friendship Heights Village Center, georgetown, Grip the Mat, H Street NE, Healthy Fool, Indique Heights, Kafe Leopold, Kelly Towles, Kicoman, Kingsbury Center, Maggiano’s, Magnetar Flares, Mi Cocina, No Kings Collective, North Capitol, Nuit Blanche D.C., Oktoberfest, P.F. Chang’s, Pet-A-Palooza, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Rosa Mexicano, Sate, Sephora, Sharbat Replublic, Shaw, South Meets East, Spincer Tracy, Steven Alan, Sunrise Brighton Gardens, Tapas Truck, Taste of Friendship Heights, That Cheesecake Truck, The Capital Grille, the Courtyard Marriott, the Levi’s Store, Trevor Martin, Trucktoberfest, Turkish Festival, Very Smalls, Washington Humane Society, weekend guide, Wheaton, Whole Foods, Wonder Bread Factory
Fall Fun Is On Tap in the DMV This Weekend With temperatures cooling, it is a perfect weekend to get out and enjoy the many events in the DMV. There are art shows, festivals, a giant yoga session, lots of food and even an event for dog lovers. Metro plans major work on the Green
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Bridal Giveaway

24 Sep 2014
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Win a Pair of Tickets to Bridal Show, Class Sarah Campbell, one of the DMV’s wedding experts and designers, will do a special DIY presentation on floral design at this Sunday’s Washington Wedding Experience at George Mason University’s Patriot Center, 4400 University Drive,
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Signature Chefs

24 Sep 2014
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Aaron Joseph, Adam Barnett, Art & Soul, Bastille, Bearnaise, Ben Wiley, Bourbon Steak, Brabo, Brasserie Beck, Café St. Ex, Cava Mezze, Chef Geoff's, Christine Kim, Christophe Poteaux, ChurchKey, D.C. Craft Bartenders Guild, Dean Gold, Del Campo, Dino’s Grotto, Douglas Alexander, Erin Reed, Ethan McKee, Food Wine & Co., G, Geoff Tracy, Glendon Hartley, good stuff eatery, Graffiato, Hank's Oyster Bar, Jamie Leeds, Jamie MacBain, Javier Romero, Jo-Jo Valenzuela, Kapnos, Kapnos Taverna, Kyle Bailey, Kyoo Eom, le diplomate, Lia’s, Lonnie Zoeller, Marcel's, march of dimes, Matthew Adler, Michael Abt, Michelle Poteaux, Mike Isabella, Oliva Macaron, Osteria Morini, Paul, Paul Taylor, Poste Moderne Brasserie, Rappahannock River Oysters, Rhodeside Grill, Rico Wisner, Ritz-Carlton, Robert Wiedmaier, Sam Henderson, Signature Chefs Gala, Spike Mendelsohn, Taberna Del Alabardero, Tico, Tracy O'Grady, Travis Croxton, Urbana, Victor Albisu, Vinoteca, We the Pizza, Westend Bistro, Willow, Wit and Wisdom
Local Chefs Help Deliver Healthy Babies Fall is here and that means cooler temperatures, falling leaves, Oktoberfest and the March of Dime’s Signature Chefs Gala. Mark your calendar now for 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 12 when the DMV’s culinary masters come together for an elegant evening
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Dachshunds prepare to race at the 2013 Wiener 500. (Photo: ontaponline)

Weekend Guide

19 Sep 2014
Mark Heckathorn
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Angelika Film Center, Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark and his Allstars, Arlington Festival of the Arts, Billy Lyve, Black Masala, Bluebird Blues Festival, Brewer's Art, Bumpin' Uglies, Capitol Bacon Festival, Clarendon, D.C. Brau, D.C. Shorts Film Festival, D.C. State Fair, D.C. VegFest, Dachshund Dash, Devils Backbone, Dominion, Erik Bruner-Yang, Fast Eddie and the Slowpokes, Fillmore, Half Street Fairgrounds, Hardway Connection, Heavy Seas Ale, Heurich House, Jeff Scott, Jesi Terrell, Knolly Moles, Local Brews Local Grooves, Mahajibee Blue, Maple Ave, Micro Wrestling, Mr. Mighty!, Nadine Rae and the Allstarts, National Building Museum, Oktoberfest, Old City Farm and Guild, Pasadena, Prince George's Community College, Robin uivers, Ronald Reagan Building, Runningbyrd Tea, Spike Mendelshon, Strathmore, Supreme Commander, Talk like a Pirate Day, Tennis System, The Big Build, The Bullpen, The Festicle, The Holms Brothers, The Jewels, the Yards, Tim Ma, Toki Underground, U.S. Navy Memorial, Union Kitchen, vegan, vegetarian, Wanda Sykes, White Ford Bronco, Wiener 500
Vegans vs. Bacon This Weekend in the DMV This weekend’s forecast is great with the vegans set to take on bacon in the DMV. (The D.C. VegFest is Saturday at The Yards while 500 feet away the Capitol Bacon Festival is on at the Half Street Fairgronds). There will be plenty of
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Dupont Farmers’ Market

15 Sep 2014
Christopher Smith
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Fresh at the Circle In a little more than a week, Autumn will fall upon the DMV. As the leaves change colors the variety of produce available at the Dupont Circle farmers’ market, managed by FRESHFARM Markets, grows. You can have your choice of fresh beets, apples,
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